109. ••Biology A bat emits a high-pitched squeal at 50,000 Hz as it approaches an insect at 10 m/s. The insect flies away from the bat and the reflected wave that echoes off the insect returns to the bat at a frequency of 50,050 Hz. Calculate the speed of the insect as it tries to avoid being the bat's next meal. (A bat can eat over 3000 mosquitoes in one night!) SSM

109. ••Biology A bat emits a high-pitched squeal at 50,000 Hz as it approaches an insect at 10 m/s. The insect flies away from the bat and the reflected wave that echoes off the insect returns to the bat at a frequency of 50,050 Hz. Calculate the speed of the insect as it tries to avoid being the bat's next meal. (A bat can eat over 3000 mosquitoes in one night!) SSM

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Chapter17: Physics Of Hearing

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 84PE: Ultrasound reflected from an oncoming bloodstream mat is moving at 30.0 cm/s is mixed with the...

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